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It's legit more interesting if for no other reason than it set women's wrestling back at least 15 years.
 
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Sort of? Martel was a face and Rude was a heel on the same roster for like a year and a half but vast majority of that time, Martel was a tag guy or absent because he was (IIRC) taking care of his sick wife.
 
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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1585759746618974208

Mama Brody was still trying to convince her 8 year old this shit is fake.
I remember her telling me about the contact lens or whatever they could use to fake it.

Listen woman... I ain't buying it! Andre didn't help Hogan slam him. Bundy's blood wasn't make up... just stop. I just mentally recovered from a big fat man sitting on the Ultimate Warrior and the Hulkster in a 6 month period. I don't need the stress!!!
 
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WWF @ Larkspur, CA - October 7, 1988
Paul Roma defeated Danny Davis
Coco Samoa defeated Bulldog Bob Brown
Hercules defeated Ken Patera
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
Karate Chris Dube defeated Little Tokyo
Jim Duggan defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification

The A Team was in Europe so this was the spot show America was left with.
If I knew Bob Brown got WWF dates, I forgot. There was probably 100 better options for the WWF to find a sign at this point.

Edit - Cawthon has him on some dates listed as Harley Race's replacement, so Race getting his Central States buddy a gig makes sense.
 
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Slaughter is up there with Hogan for most BS stories told.
- His version of reality around WM 7.
- Winning a shoot w/ Billy Robinson
- Inventing theme music
- Believing him vs Pat Patterson in the Alley Fight is "The greatest match of all time"
- lots of nuggets of BS will slip in when you read his media work.
"I sat on my couch and got fat while Hasbro sent me checks from 1986-1988" doesn't make for a good story, so I prefer the BS.
- Love Sarge. As I've said before, when I met him I told him "I'm going to pay you the greatest compliment I can...I hated you as an 8 year old"
I then let him know how he made me cry by burning Hogan after WM 7.
- Wait a minute.....that bastard.....fuck Sgt Slaughter!!!!
 
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I wonder if this autograph signing had higher attendance than the Boston Garden show the next day (which weirdly doesn't feature Hogan as all). Only 3500 people in attendance.

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I'm surprised at how weak that show is. It's also mid July and Boston Garden had no AC. @HarleyQuinn or @Laz , were you old enough to ever attend a show at the Gahden? It seems like it was absolute ass to attend a show there (and no heating in the winter IIRC!). I did go to some pre John Henry/Tom Werner era Red Sox games when Fenway was still a dump and I heard the Garden was even crappier.
 
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Holiday Spice Kamala said:
I wonder if this autograph signing had higher attendance than the Boston Garden show the next day (which weirdly doesn't feature Hogan as all). Only 3500 people in attendance.

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I'm surprised at how weak that show is. It's also mid July and Boston Garden had no AC. @HarleyQuinn or @Laz , were you old enough to ever attend a show at the Gahden? It seems like it was absolute ass to attend a show there (and no heating in the winter IIRC!). I did go to some pre John Henry/Tom Werner era Red Sox games when Fenway was still a dump and I heard the Garden was even crappier.
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I remember going to a Bruins game when I was around 4-5 (posted in that What Ballparks Have You Been To? thread in Sports IIRC) but that was it.
 
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